the lifestyle, on both my mom and dadвЂ™s sides. вЂњIn my household, itвЂ™s more of a Spanglish thing, aside from just the language. Mexican culture is a вЂњbig part of my life,вЂќ she told Latina back in 2012. While both songs are in English, she adds to the ever-increasing mix of Latin and American pop music. 2 on Latin Airplay with вЂњCanвЂ™t Get Enough,вЂќ featuring Pitbull. 18 is Becky GвЂ™s вЂњShower.вЂќ Earlier this year, she reached No. Santos, of course, just made more headlines when he knocked out hits at Yankee Stadium.ДЄnd, directly below вЂњBailandoвЂќ on this weekвЂ™s Hot 100 at No. 2 the week that the Hot 100 launched (Aug. 34 in 1998, and iconic Mambo act Perez Prado and His Orchestra, whose instrumental classic вЂPatriciaвЂ™ ranked and peaked at No. Santos is just the third tropical act to rank as high in a first week, following Gloria Estefan, whose вЂHeavenвЂ™s What I FeelвЂ™ (an English-language track) entered at No. 45 on the Hot 100 in February: вЂњвЂOdioвЂ™ claims the highest debut for a Spanish-language song in the chartвЂ™s 55-year history, arriving at No. As we wrote when Romeo SantosвЂ™ вЂњOdio,вЂќ featuring Drake, debuted at No. вЂњBailandoвЂќ also marks another achievement for Latin music this year. 1: Los LobosвЂ™ вЂњLa Bamba,вЂќ from the biopic of one of Latin crossover musicвЂ™s pioneers, the iconic Ritchie Valens. 1 вЂњGive Me Everything.вЂќДЇYI, the name Gente do Zona means вЂњpeople from the neighborhood,вЂќ and the trio is a leader in Cuban reggaeton.ДЄs for successful Spanish-language hits, one of the most famous ever reached the Hot 100вЂ™s top 40 around this time in 1987 on its way to No. Also: Nayer, whoвЂ™s featured on PitbullвЂ™s 2011 Hot 100 No. That includes Pitbull, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Irene Cara and Martika. To answer your questions in reverse order, the act carries on a tradition of acts of Cuban descent (if not necessarily living in Cuba at the time of their hits). The success of вЂњBailandoвЂќ is notable on many levels. Thanks for some great historical, and geographical, context.

Historically, Cuban PГ©rez Prado had hits in the вЂ™50s, although he was then living in Mexico, not Cuba. вЂ“ Gente de Zona is a Cuban act, composed of people actually living in Cuba. IвЂ™m remembering songs like вЂњEres TГєвЂќ by Mocedades back in 1973 and вЂњLa TorturaвЂќ by Shakira, featuring Alejandro Sanz, more recently (2005). вЂ“ вЂњBailandoвЂќ joins the list of successful Spanish-language hits on the Hot 100. вЂ“ How has this song become such a big pop hit? It seems rare that a song thatвЂ™s largely in Spanish, and sounds like many Latin, not necessarily pop, hits, is doing so well. вЂњBailandoвЂќ by Enrique Iglesias, featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, climbs 23-17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Or, Tweet questions to Gary Trust: HAS ENRIQUE IGLESIASвЂ™ вЂBAILANDOвЂ™ BECOME SUCH A BIG HIT? As always, submit your questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.

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